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I think Deep Listing is a worthy and admirable idea. Worth pursuing. I mentioned requiring MOU members to participate in a CBC to remain members some time ago during a dialog about levels of membership, etc., but noone seemed to comment. This appears to be a similar, easier idea. Another one is interpretive birding: Check out http://www.ibirding.com/ and click on the link "What is Interpretive Birding?" Amatuer birders have actually added significant information to the database of bird behavior. I-birding is a great way to do it. It's good for the birds! Jim in Longfellow On 9/19/05, Jim Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here is an interesting idea. Anyone care to comment? > This also is a strong endorsement for Cornell's eBird data project, > which deserves everyone's attention, Deep Lister or not. > Jim Williams > Wayzata > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Rob Fergus <[email protected]> > Date: September 19, 2005 10:29:30 AM CDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Conservationthroughbirding] Deep Twitching > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Last week, Sheri Williamson and I slipped out of an Arizona Audubon > meeting for > a couple hours so I could go see my first White-eared Hummingbird at > Beatty's > Guest Ranch near Sierra Vista. While discussing stereotypical bird lister= s > that don't care about conservation (we both emphatically denied being suc= h > > crass listers), Sheri mentioned that what we needed was some new concept > of > Deep Twitching...like Deep Ecology, something that gave more conservation > substance to our love of chasing after new birds. > > This past week I've thought alot about Deep Twitching, and maybe somethin= g > like > Deep Listing, or even Deep Birding. Towards that end, I propose an initia= l > rule for Deep Twitching: > > Only birds reported to a larger citizen science bird conservation project > can be counted. > > That goes for life birds, state birds, county birds, yard > birds...whatever. > They only count if they are entered into a bigger data set that can help > guide > conservation planning. If you just write them in your book, the birds > don't count. > > And the good news is that with the brand new release of eBird 2, Audubon > and > Cornell Lab of Ornithology have just made it easier than ever to Deep > List. > You can now keep track of your Life, State, County, and Yard (or any othe= r > location) lists online at eBird. Just go to eBird.org > > enter in your location, click a couple boxes, and in less time than it > takes to > read this message, you can report all the birds you've seen so far this > morning. > > The new, improved eBird 2 lets you see all your sightings, all your lists= , > as > well as maps of everyone else's sightings. By reporting all your sighting= s > here, your data isn't lost in your notebooks, it goes towards helping > chart the > distribution and abundance of the birds in your yard, county, state, and > the > whole country.....which makes your sightings eligible for Deep Listing! > > And here are some great ways to encourage Deep Listing with eBird: > > --Get backyard birders to enter their backyard sightings. > --Get nature centers or refuges to keep their sightings online > --Have all competitive state, county, or ABA listers submit their lists > --Have a contest to see who in your Audubon chapter or birding club can > submit > the most lists in a year...the most sightings...visit the most places in > your area, etc. > --See how many of your club members can submit the most historical > sightings > from their old notebooks > > Use your creativity. Get folks fired up. You don't have to have an ABA > list of > 800+ to be the best Deep Lister. But you do have to enter your bird > sightings. > > Check out the new eBird 2. Its fantastic. And can be a great tool for you= r > local bird conservation efforts. > > What if everyone in your local area regularly reported to eBird the birds > in > their backyard? The interesting birds they see on the way to work? > All the birds they see at the local state or city park? You could then us= e > eBird to > generate maps of bird distribution in your area...and seasonal abundance > checklists, or... > > What if when the next Big Real Estate Development comes to your community= , > and > you want to do something about it--and you actually have real data on > local > bird abundance and distribution from eBird to back you up in your attempt= s > to > influence a zoning board, county board of supervisors, developer, etc. > > Let me be the first to take the Deep Twitching pledge... I will only coun= t > bird sightings that are entered into eBird or some other citizen science > database! > > While that means that my ABA list has just dropped down to 206 species an= d > my > Texas list has only 1 (shameful!!) species (as of this morning)...its jus= t > a matter of time before I get my old sightings entered into eBird so my D= eep > Birding lists will grow. > > Deep Twitching...more than just an obsession! > > Rob Fergus > Sellersville, PA > birdchaser.blogspot.com <http://birdchaser.blogspot.com> > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> > Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home > page > http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/70TolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Conservationthroughbirding/ > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [email protected] > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > [email protected] > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net > -- "Trying creates impossibilities. Letting go creates what is desired." - Stalking Wolf, Apache Scout, Shaman and Healer -- "Trying creates impossibilities. Letting go creates what is desired." - Stalking Wolf, Apache Scout, Shaman and Healer ------=_Part_45_22306340.1127178890648 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline <span class=3D"gmail_quote"></span>I think Deep Listing is a worthy and adm= irable idea. Worth pursuing. <br> <br> I mentioned requiring MOU members to participate in a CBC to remain members some time ago during a dialog about levels of membership, etc., but noone seemed to comment. This appears to be a similar, easier idea.<br> <br> Another one is interpretive birding: Check out <a href=3D"http://www.ibirding.com/"; target=3D"_blank" onclick=3D"return to= p.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.ibirding.com/</a> and= click on the link "What is Interpretive Birding?" Amatuer birders have actually added significant information to the database of bird behavior. I-birding is a great way to do it. It's good for the birds!<br><br> Jim in Longfellow<div><span class=3D"e" id=3D"q_1067115cc35286b6_1"><br> <br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 9/19/05, <b class=3D"gmail_senderna= me">Jim Williams</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"; target=3D"_bla= nk" onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">[email protected]= et</a> > wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1= px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"= > Here is an interesting idea. Anyone care to comment?<br>This also is a stro= ng endorsement for Cornell's eBird data project,<br>which deserves everyone= 's attention, Deep Lister or not.<br>Jim Williams<br>Wayzata<br><br>Begin f= orwarded message: <br><br>From: Rob Fergus <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"; targ= et=3D"_blank" onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">ferg= [email protected]</a>><br>Date: September 19, 2005 10:29:30 AM CDT<br>T= o:=20 <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"; target=3D"_bl= ank" onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Conservationt= [email protected] </a><br>Subject: [Conservationthroughbirding] Deep Twitching<br>Reply-To: <= a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"; target=3D"_bla= nk" onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Conservationth= [email protected] </a><br><br>Last week, Sheri Williamson and I slipped out of an Arizona Aud= ubon meeting for <br>a couple hours so I could go see my first White-eared Hummingbird at Be= atty's<br>Guest Ranch near Sierra Vista. While discussing stereo= typical bird listers<br>that don't care about conservation (we both emphati= cally denied being such <br>crass listers), Sheri mentioned that what we needed was some new concep= t of<br>Deep Twitching...like Deep Ecology, something that gave more conser= vation<br>substance to our love of chasing after new birds.<br><br>This pas= t week I've thought alot about Deep Twitching, and maybe something like <br>Deep Listing, or even Deep Birding. Towards that end, I prop= ose an initial rule for Deep Twitching:<br><br>Only birds reported to a lar= ger citizen science bird conservation project can be counted.<br><br>That g= oes for life birds, state birds, county birds, yard birds...whatever. <br>They only count if they are entered into a bigger data set that can hel= p guide<br>conservation planning. If you just write them in your= book, the birds don't count.<br><br>And the good news is that with the bra= nd new release of eBird 2, Audubon and <br>Cornell Lab of Ornithology have just made it easier than ever to Deep L= ist.<br>You can now keep track of your Life, State, County, and Yard (or an= y other<br>location) lists online at eBird. Just go to eBird.org= <br><br> enter in your location, click a couple boxes, and in less time than it take= s to<br>read this message, you can report all the birds you've seen so far = this morning.<br><br>The new, improved eBird 2 lets you see all your sighti= ngs, all your lists, as <br>well as maps of everyone else's sightings. By reporting all = your sightings<br>here, your data isn't lost in your notebooks, it goes tow= ards helping chart the<br>distribution and abundance of the birds in your y= ard, county, state, and the <br>whole country.....which makes your sightings eligible for Deep Listing!= <br><br>And here are some great ways to encourage Deep Listing with eBird:<= br><br>--Get backyard birders to enter their backyard sightings.<br>--Get n= ature centers or refuges to keep their sightings online <br>--Have all competitive state, county, or ABA listers submit their lists= <br>--Have a contest to see who in your Audubon chapter or birding club can= submit<br>the most lists in a year...the most sightings...visit the most p= laces in your area, etc. <br>--See how many of your club members can submit the most historical sigh= tings<br>from their old notebooks<br><br>Use your creativity. Ge= t folks fired up. You don't have to have an ABA list of<br>800+ = to be the best Deep Lister. But you do have to enter your bird s= ightings. <br><br>Check out the new eBird 2. Its fantastic. And= can be a great tool for your<br>local bird conservation efforts.<br><br>Wh= at if everyone in your local area regularly reported to eBird the birds in<= br>their backyard? The interesting birds they see on the way to = work? <br>All the birds they see at the local state or city park? You = could then use eBird to<br>generate maps of bird distribution in your area.= ..and seasonal abundance<br>checklists, or...<br><br>What if when the next = Big Real Estate Development comes to your community, and <br>you want to do something about it--and you actually have real data on l= ocal<br>bird abundance and distribution from eBird to back you up in your a= ttempts to<br>influence a zoning board, county board of supervisors, develo= per, etc. <br><br>Let me be the first to take the Deep Twitching pledge... I will only count bird sightings that are entered into eBird or some other citizen science database!<br><br>While that means that my ABA list has just dropped= down to 206 species and my<br>Texas list has only 1 (shameful!!) species (as of this morning)...its just a matter of time before I get my old sightings entered into eBird so my Deep Birding lists will grow.<br><br>Deep Twitching...more than just an obs= ession!<br><br>Rob Fergus<br>Sellersville, PA<br><a href=3D"http://birdchas= er.blogspot.com" target=3D"_blank" onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(win= dow,event,this)"> birdchaser.blogspot.com</a><br><br><br>------------------------ Yahoo! Grou= ps Sponsor --------------------~--> <br>Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. 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